Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2022 22:55:45 -0400
Reply-To: Eric Caron <ericcaron96@COMCAST.NET>
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From: Eric Caron <ericcaron96@COMCAST.NET>
Subject: Re: Oil Light On Update
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That’s great news.
My friend Tom has told me that sometimes I need to just let the vanagon rest a bit and it will fix itself. This actually worked a few times on the trip back from Florida to VT in the new van.
Hopefully he won’t see this post as he will enjoy too much being right again.
But, glad you stopped and got off to a safe and successful journey. And glad the van fixed itself!
Eric Caron
> On Jul 19, 2022, at 10:36 PM, Mark Pinnell <mark.stuart.pinnell@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>
> Hi All,
> Just inside Nova Scotia border. 600+ trouble free miles today. I will be
> checking and cleaning the sensor connections at first opportunity.
> Will also download the Van Alert app when next I have a wifi connection.
> Thanks again,
> Mark
>
>
> On Tue, Jul 19, 2022, 10:49 AM Eric Caron <ericcaron96@comcast.net> wrote:
>
>> Well,
>>
>> Glad to hear you are back on the road.
>>
>> I second the suggestion to check and clean the sensor connections. Also,
>> my 1.9 when hot would have the light on at idle but tapping the gas made it
>> go away. According to my owners manual that was expected even when new.
>> Another thought. I don’t know if the VanAlert app has listings in Canada
>> but it is a great resource and improving all the time. Download for free
>> and have a list of people and places near your location to help with
>> issues, recommend a shop, or offer a driveway and or tools and support.
>>
>> And, if you can put yourself in the app as a resource, please do.
>>
>> I have been contacted twice in the app. Once by Randy and Miracle
>> Ireland, “On The Road with Ads.com” and the So You Owned a VW Bus Podcast.
>> They reached out and stayed a weekend. Also a breakdown in Bennington.
>> Actually also at least two campers at West River Westies found us on the
>> VanAlert event list.
>> It is much more than a alert for stolen vans.
>>
>> Able, the creator , is a mostly silent member of this list but out there.
>>
>> EC
>>
>>
>>> On Jul 19, 2022, at 8:43 AM, Edward Maglott <emaglott3@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>>>
>>> That sounds like the typical hot weather symptom for going from high load
>>> high rpm driving to idle. But yours came on while still driving on the
>>> hwy? Somebody who knows the system better may have more info about what
>>> circuit to check to see if it might be a bad connection. Safe travels!
>>> Edward
>>>
>>> On Tue, Jul 19, 2022 at 8:18 AM Mark Pinnell <
>> mark.stuart.pinnell@gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi. Oil level was fine this morning. Started it, and all seemed good.
>>>> Couple miles on a service road, then a secondary highway, now have been
>>>> back on 20 east for 50 miles with no issues (yet?).
>>>> The oil light has flickered at low idle for the 12 years and 100000
>> miles
>>>> that we have had her.
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Mark
>>>>
>>>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------
>>>> From: Tom C <thomas.casal@gmail.com>
>>>> Date: Tue, Jul 19, 2022, 6:40 AM
>>>> Subject: Re: Oil Light On
>>>> To: Mark Pinnell <mark.stuart.pinnell@gmail.com>
>>>> Cc: <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Mine flickered for a second yesterday on a 6 hour ride on a highway
>> ramp,
>>>> I hit some bumps real hard not sure if that Jarred the wires. I was
>> pushing
>>>> it too a bit at 75 for a while gowesty 2.3 motor in an 84. I’m
>> Interested
>>>> in what people have to say too now. I may be a quart low tho gotta
>> check it
>>>> today not sure if that has anything to do with it.
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, Jul 18, 2022 at 11:41 PM Mark Pinnell <
>>>> mark.stuart.pinnell@gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>> Just made a very quick exit from Hwy 20, just east of Montreal as my
>> oil
>>>>> light came on, solid. Just over 400 miles covered today.
>>>>> 1985 1.9l Oil level appears to be OK, no different smells out of the
>>>>> engine bay, and no noticeable difference in engine sound or performance
>>>>> (I'm using that term loosely).
>>>>> It's slashing down rain, as it has been all day. Luckily, we're in a
>>>>> service station, so we can bed down for the night and see what the
>>>> morning
>>>>> brings.
>>>>> Interested in any thoughts that the group may have as to what the cause
>>>> may
>>>>> be, possible diagnostics, etc..
>>>>> Mark
>>>>>
>>>>
>>
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